NJ Spotlight--Cutting Down on Paper in a Bid to Modernize Local Government in NJ

Greater efficiency and savings for taxpayers promised by proponents of a measure ‘that’s really past due’

Representatives at all levels of local government in New Jersey are lining up to support legislation that would modernize the process — and cut way down on the paperwork — of bidding for goods and services in the search for the best price for taxpayers.

Education Week--School-to-Work Issues Are Surging in State Legislatures

No politician is likely to lose an election by focusing too heavily on creating jobs and boosting the workforce, which may help explain why legislation that seeks to connect education and career paths has become so popular in statehouses.

This year, 165 bills addressing the connection between education and the workforce were introduced in 31 states. Twenty-seven of those proposals eventually made it into law in 2018, according to the Education Commission of the States.